 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper ', as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thec. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth with us, 'twere all alike Asifweh;ulthem not. Spiritsarenotfinelytouch'd, Btit to... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...acknowledge the publick claim to their communications, enforced by the authority of the great moral poet : " Heaven doth with us as we with torches do^ Not light them for themselves." Perhaps the present state of society tends in a peculiar degree to foster general selfishness of character.... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...unknown, the Poet's pen Turns them to shape, and gives-.to airy nothing; A local habile. 'ion and a name, Heaven .doth with us as we with torches do,, , Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But... | |
 | Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 424 pages
...and indolence. It seems as if he was enforcing the remark of our great poet : .,. if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. „,,.,.,.„ Shakctpeure. THE letter of advice to his brother Mr. Robert Sidney, when upon his travels,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...pleasure. Duke. Angelo, Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1810 - 394 pages
...belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. fieav'n doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did net go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them hot. Spirits are not finely touch'd But... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 454 pages
...and thy belongings* Are not thine own so propert, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues I>id not go forth of us, 'twere aH alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched, But... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 460 pages
...and thy belongings* Are not thine own so propert, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtnes, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtnes Did noi go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely tonch'd,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 520 pages
...and thy belongings5 Are not thine own so proper,6 as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtue* Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pages
...pleasure. Duke. Angelo, Are not thine own so proper, as to -waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch 'd» But... | |
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Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. 
